College Dropout Burgers (Ivanhoe) — Restaurant in Melbourne

In-Depth Review:

Start of Service 5/5 *Busy kitchen, but shortly enough was served accordingly. You place your order and you pick up at the counter. Order online through their app for faster pick-ups and no wait times!

Food 1000/5 *The. Best. Burgers. In. Australia. Period. (I have eaten 1000s of burgers the last decade) Smashed Crisp Patties.. Topped with Steaming Hot Buns and Hi Quality Melt Cheese..

*Oklama Burger was 1000/5! This is the best burger in Australia, if not, the world in my honest opinion. Burger was extremely piping hot... Simply smokingly enjoyable, tongue burnt enjoying this so quickly. The soft buns, the double smashed patty, the double cheese, so hot and steamy sandwiched in with the onions, cheese so cheesey stick in your teeth. This is burger heaven. The God of all burgers. No sauce needed. I rate this the best burger I've ever had, which is one that does not need sauces to make up for taste. 1000/5

*Nashville Chicken Burger was on fire! It didn't hit me until I drove away and my lips were on fire, windows open in the winter, enjoying the afterburner taste! It was again, thick crispy chicken, costed in Nashville oil, sandwiched with soft buns and pepper mayo. 100/5

*Steve Jobs: Man, I do not like onions, let alone raw, but I have officially tried every burger on the menu as of the 30th March, 2023! This is definitely #2 on par with the Nashville.. That same steamy soft, yet crispy bun with the perfect amount of meat to bun to cheese ratio and its that bloody onion ring in it, which I hate and always avoid for bad breath, that gives it a new dimensional crunch and texture to the soft yet crispy burger. The perfect choice combination drop out sauce, perfect amount mixed in with the rest of the burger to ratio formula that has been mastered reflects completely into each bite of heaven. Definitely my #2 now! 100/5

*Potato Cake: This is so underrated by the normal potato cake standard. This is a must order, it is made fresh, thick, handmade, good solid amount of potato and a sizzling hot outer crisp with the perfect amount of salt. Simply amazing piece of potato! 5/5

*Big Mac Inspired Burger was amazing, it is quite literally the Big Macs bigger brother Bigger Mac, but improved. Absolutely delicious! This was ordered through ubereats, however my for work I temporarily relocated and drove past this and instantly recognised it on the ride to work. Order in house. Do not enjoy via ubereats if you want the true amazing experience I had!

Value 50/5 *For the heavenly tastes and recipes for these burgers, they are extremely well priced at roughly $11 - $16 each. Not only are these the best burgers in Australia, they are extremely affordable to purchase at a reasonable price point, which in turn means a regular turnover and return clientele. Perfect scores!

Atmosphere 5/5 *Limited seating, about 4 tables inside and 2 outside, good music, not too loud, gives this takeaway concept burger joint a fire vibe. It matches the vibes of the burgers, no frills concept, with chill humble team.

End of Service 5/5 *Returned my tray of demolished burgers

Overall 100/5 *Look no where else for the Best Burgers in Australia. I have eaten 1000s and 1000s of burgers around the world, but this is #1. In terms of taste, freshness, quality, pricing this scores exceedingly well in my criteria. The fact you can return as a customer and order more is a big plus. I will be recommending and have been everyone in my network to come here.

Note: Found this burger joint on ubereats, menu looked delicious, got sold by the big mac inspired chips and Burgers. Great exposure, won't be ordering through ubereats as I know it eats 40% of your sales commission, will definitely order...

Let me set the scene. 8:11pm on a cold windy night at the heart of Ivanhoe. The lads and I have just finished a 6 hour long tormenting, ruthless grind session at Ivanhoe Library; Math Methods was on the agenda tonight. We scurry out of the library, in search of a feast to fill our empty belly’s. Our ravenous souls plight down the Ivanhoe street, exterminating any innocent bystander who dares block our quest to extinguish the fire within. As we gallop on down, there it is, the college drop out sign, glimmering in all its glory. Mr West greets us at the door, sensing our malnourishment. As we stride through what can only be described as heaven on earth, we grimaced the menu, mouths watering like dogs. But alas, we were brokies. A combined $11.30 to our names. But fortuitously, the altruistic gentlemen within descended to appease our animalistic desires. “Greetings, what would thine wish to order on this fateful evening?”. “Two house sized chips” we expelled, on the brink of unconsciousness from our starvation. “As you wish sire”, he replied, and within mere moments, the delicately sliced potatoes arrived, cradled up in a hearty, inviting package. The glimmering golden crisps slid down our gullets, our eyes rolling to the back our heads as the most gob-smacking feast we had ever encountered was demolished almost instantaneously. The customer service was on a level of its own, with the distinguished employees even offering complementary burger sauce that tasted as if it had been milked and blended by God himself. And just like that, the once ignited flames of our appetites was extinguished. Our praise for this holy cuisine pales in comparison to the world class level of the entire experience. As we paraded out the door, the ever-enthusiastic employees were sure to wish us luck in our future schooling endeavours, before returning to extend their miracle work to the consequent customers. Following our departure, we truly began to digest the momentum of the occasion. College Dropout has exceeded expectations that were already higher than Snopp Dogg, and had fuelled us for a subsequent 16 hours of continuous study, our minds more focussed than they’d ever been, powered by the feasts sent from above. If this appraisal wasn’t clear enough, College dropout set the bar so high that 100 Shaquille O’Neal’s standing on top of the Burj Khalifa would only be able to stare up at that bar in awe. If you’ve never experienced a College Dropout feed, then don’t let me hear you claim to have “lived life to the fullest”. Either head there at dawn at your first opportunity, whether near or far, or ultimately go to your deathbed full of anguish, regret and immeasurable suffering, with the knowledge that you failed to pounce on a once in a lifetime opportunity. My only warning: anything else you consume following a trip to College Dropout will leave you in a sense of pure despair; because it can never, and will never, come even remotely close to recreating the awe-inspiring, mesmerising, electrifying and mind-boggling feast that is none other than:...

College Dropout Burgers, after careful decision making, based on the Food, Service and Atmosphere i have came with a final decision on what rating i would give this burger restaurant

Food - Straight off the bat, one detail that i have established from eating at this food joint, is that the effort that is put into each and every burger delivered by the kitchen and service staff was outstanding, The Famous burger which i ordered, came freshly off the grills with 2 sensational smashed patties which were perfectly seasoned, Drop out sauce which had a perfect portion size and complimenting that bun with the beautiful fresh lettuce, onions and pickles. All these ingredients were complimented straight after the first bite i took and i can confidently say that this burger was a 4.8/5. Jumping over to the fries they were perfectly seasoned and a reasonable portion was given, fluffy on the inside and crunchy on the outside gave the allusion that these fries were melting in your mouth which i have to easily rate these fries a 4.6/5 rounding up the rating for the food a 5.0 stars!

Service - The service provided was kind and patient/understanding. Even under the pressure they were able to stay calm and make sure that every customer was getting served when hitting that line, I also was enjoying a conversation with one of the service workers which shows how passionate they are with their customers which for me stands at a 4.8 Rating, the only let down of the service was that, the wait was around a 30-40 minute wait which is not an issue to me, but i can see how it would be an issue to many other customers as it was extremely busy, which drops down the service rating to a 3.1 which in total brings this service level at 4.0 stars.

Atmosphere - Finally for the atmosphere, i ate outside at the night time as their were no seats inside and would be freezing cold but wasn’t too much of an issue, (just wished their were more seating areas inside the restaurant) The customers even being frustrated with the wait times, were really kind and able to have conversations with, even the community inside the restaurant were very engaging with the art work on the wall and showed a great side of the companys contributing to the customers letting them write art on their walls, Overall the Atmosphere i would give a 4.4 leaving the star rating at 4.0 stars!

Overall this burger joint is a must go to if wanting to try a new burger shop, or even if you want your taste buds to get the maximum satisfaction! Besides the extensive wait and the minimal setting areas, I feel this burger shop would be rated a 5.0 stars which personally i feel like if went to during low sale hours the service and atmosphere would be even better! (Side note for the company too: I feel a sink with some hand wash would be an awesome addition to the restaurant as there is no where else to wash your hands once you finish eating which is a little bit of a let down) Besides that i will without a doubt, be...